Differentiation

In this chapter you will be able to
  • differentiate a composite function using the chain rule
  • differentiate functions that are multiplied together by using the product rule
  • differentiate rational functions using the quotient rule
  • differentiate variations on the functions of ex and ln(x)
  • differentiate variations on the functions sin x, cos x and tan x

  • A nice investigation about differentiating functions using the chain, product and quotient rules ' Rich Interactive Starting Points for A-Level Mathematics: RISP 38:
  • Teacher notes for RISP 38 are also available, but don't spoil the investigation for yourself, try it first!
This resource is provided by Jonny Griffiths' site RISPS.


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